Mohammed Afifi
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1935-12-25
Day of Death
2009-09-05 (73 years old)
Place of Birth
El-Jadida, Morocco
Mohammed Afifi
Biography
Mohammed Saïd Afifi (1933-2009) was a Moroccan actor. He contributed to the introduction of theatrical acting to television and gave the blind the rare opportunity to participate in theatrical works. Afifi was involved with some local theater troupes, most of which were a means for the cultural and artistic struggle against French colonialism since the second half of the fifties. But the beginning of his real career was with the National Youth Troupe, which he co-founded, and which was called “Al Mamoura” in 1967 and was affiliated with the Ministry of Youth and Sports.
He directed many theatrical works and acted in some of them, such as the play Hamlet. His other theatrical work includes Othello and Le Bourgeois gentilhomme. He also participated in some cinematic works, such as Mirage. The TV movie The Case is one of his last works. Afifi held the position of professor of theater at the Municipal Institute in Casablanca between 1976 and 1980, and he received many honors, the most prominent of which was receiving a medal from His Majesty King Mohammed VI.
Known For
Acting
(2007)
(2005)
(2005)
(2003)
A Thousand Months
as Houcine
(2001)
(1999)
The Mummy
as Hangman
(1993)
In Search of My Wife's Husband
as Père de houda
(1990)
The Sheltering Sky
as Mohammed
(1979)
Mirage
as Ali Ben Ali
(1971)
Crew
(1967)
The Other Half
Writer